Kyle Watts

Experience

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  Michigan State University

  Aug 2010 - May 2014

  Student Manager

  Assisting the Human Resources and the Vice President of Auxiliary Enterprises teams, to efficiently manage and utilize the student assistants in addition to managing the scheduling and enrolling of university employees in the training programs offered by Residential and Hospitality Services at MSUActively involved in restructuring and developing a new employee training program and maintaining the current programs offered by the university affecting approximately 5000 employees yearlyManaged a team of five required to reclassify and merge existing positions between two divisions in order to fit a new campus management structureWorked with a team of four to effectively update and reestablish the office training and management structure for the student employees Show less

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  Eaton Corporation

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Quality Engineering Intern

  Provided support for current plant operations such as green belt projects and conforming to internal and external quality standard.Created and deployed a Layered Process Audit system in the steel and assembly portions of the plantDeveloped and implemented of a bagged part process within the assembly line of the facilityDocumented current state assembly risks/hazards, promoting a zero incident safety culture within the facilityWorked with a cross functional team to implement an air leak tester to the assembly process Show less

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  RWTH Aachen University

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Mechanical Engineer

  Designed and created samples of adhesives and conducted testing for the analysis and optimization of composite adhesive joints for the use in the aerospace industry and assist with projects as assignedExamined and optimized the current resin transfer molding processes for braided carbon fiber, including the design of molds for the infusion processOperated machinery and researched composite technology to assist in the braiding and preparation of carbon fiber for material testingWorked with a team which designed, developed and analyzed a new woven resin-composite process for use with carbon fiber infusion Show less

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  Grand Engineering

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  Account Manager

  Represent a total of eleven Manufacturers, Distributors, and Engineering Design Firms for the sales, distribution and price negotiations of the products and services offered.Facilitate and direct supplier sourcing and product design negotiations

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  Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  Manufacturing Process Engineer

  Drive manufacturing operations and improvements for producing complex assemblies for microwave electronic applications. Managed existing programs to reduce cost, maintain delivery schedules and work through change management process with customer engagements

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  Mountz Torque

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2021

  Manage all aspects of the hand tool portfolio to meet company objectives and technology development goals, Introducing six new product lines to market. Optimized processes, manage critical projects and mitigated schedule, design and product delivery risks for new and legacy product.

  • Product Manager

    Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Manufacturing Manager

    Mar 2018 - Jan 2021
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  Capital One

  Feb 2022 - Oct 2023

  Product Manager

  Led a tech team dedicated to enhancing the internal developer experience, releasing products to improve development cycle time and reduction of risk through automation and enhanced tooling capabilities, enabling the reliable release of new features and capabilities to all Capital One customers

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Oct 2023 - now

  Product Manager